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![PropertyPal and Propertynews promise major investment after merger](/upload/images/shutterstock_2460912553.jpg)
Northern Ireland portal PropertyPal has announced a strategic merger with Propertynews, uniting two of the country’s leading property websites. Both brands will...
21 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![A new approach to brownfield regeneration?](/upload/images/6%20--%20Proofed%20--%20A%20new%20approach%20to%20brownfield%20regeneration.png)
The new Labour government has pledged to prioritise a ‘brownfield first’ approach to urban planning, as part of its promise to...
17 August 2024
From: Features
![Key conveyancers integrate with faster-transaction platform](/upload/images/shutterstock_2385823231.jpg)
Six out of the UK’s top 10 conveyancers are now aboard a new transactions platform that aims to speed up property...
07 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![New Homes Boost for Labour as developers backs local targets](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/NewBuildHomes-400x310.png)
Some 74% of developers believe that the government setting targets for councils would be the key to unlocking planning issues faced...
06 August 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: The first cut is the deepest… for all of us](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Special%20Logo's/Property%20Natter.jpg)
At last! Well, they say small is beautiful and, if you’re in the property sector right now, you’d better believe it! The...
03 August 2024
From: Features
![Can the Labour Government get Britain building again?](/upload/images/4%20--%20Can%20the%20labour%20government%20get%20Britain%20building%20again.jpg)
Mandatory housing targets are back, alongside a pledge to build 1.5 million homes in the next five years. But can Prime...
27 July 2024
From: Features
![Small can be beautiful for housing growth](/upload/images/5%20--%20Small%20can%20be%20beautiful.jpg)
A recent appeal decision which allowed housing development on the Hertfordshire Green Belt highlights the need for greater flexibility on locational...
27 July 2024
From: Features
![JONATHAN ROLANDE: Can the Government deliver on King's Speech promises?](/upload/images/shutterstock_1634178964.jpg)
NOBODY does pomp and ceremony like us Brits and, wow, it was on full display in Westminster last week. Despite the prestige...
22 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![What is needed to create genuine communities?](/upload/images/shutterstock_277549817.jpg)
We all know what defines a successful community: not just a range of homes to address a range of requirements, but...
20 July 2024
From: Features
![King’s Speech: Labour policies back housebuilding and leasehold reform](/upload/images/shutterstock_1100834378(1)(1).jpg)
Housebuilding, leasehold and rental reform are set to be key roles of the new Labour Government’s legislative agenda but agency regulation...
18 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Industry-backed open letter calls for agency regulation](/upload/images/shutterstock_1100834378(1)(1).jpg)
Propertymark and RICS are among industry bodies that have backed an open letter to the new Housing Secretary calling for the...
15 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![The rise of the op-co prop-co](/upload/images/shutterstock_1368984350(1).jpg)
In the first quarter of the year, the UK real estate investment market demonstrated resilience and active participation. Despite ongoing uncertainties,...
22 June 2024
From: Features
![Zoopla owner unveils home moving platform for agents](/upload/images/shutterstock_2012167742.jpg)
Zoopla owner Houseful has launched Movemnt, described as a national home transaction infrastructure for all property professionals. Movemnt joins the Houseful family...
19 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![London's brownfield sites could house nearly 0.5m new homes](/upload/images/3%20--PROOFED%20-%20Londons%20brownfield%20sites%20could%20house%20nearly%20half%20a%20million%20new%20homes%20By%20Habib%20Mogul%20.jpg)
New research reveals nearly half a million homes could be built across London on land that currently lies derelict amid a...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Labour faces barriers to 'getting Britain building'](/upload/images/5%20--%20PROOFED%20--%20Labour%20faces%20barriers%20to%20getting%20Britain%20building%20By%20Michelle%20Quan%2C%20director%20of%20Boyer%20.png)
After much anticipation, the Labour Manifesto for ‘Change’ was launched this week. Held in Manchester the launch event included personal reflections...
15 June 2024
From: Features
![Agents’ Verdict - We Need More Details in Labour Manifesto](/upload/images/shutterstock_581378308.jpg)
There’s been a broadly warm response from much of the property industry to Labour’s manifesto, but a call for more detail...
14 June 2024
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter - Mistakes, milkshakes and military memories - what a week!](/upload/images/1%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Mistakes%20milkshakes%20and%20military%20memories%20-%20Natter.jpg)
In a week when the election campaign descended into claim and counterclaim of lies over tax plans and Nigel Farage was...
08 June 2024
From: Features
![Labour unveils plans for new towns](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/_RentalHousingUK-400x310.png)
The Labour Party has committed to building 1.5m new homes across the country over the next parliament. Shadow Housing Secretary Angela Rayner...
22 May 2024
From: Breaking News
![Labour - The Housing Policies Coming Our Way Soon](/upload/images/2%20--%20Proofed%20--%20EAT%20-%20IndustryViews.png)
You don’t have to be a mind-reader to believe there will be a large majority Labour government by the end of...
04 May 2024
From: Features
![Green Belt and Labour - broad industry support for new approach](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Acquisition-400x310.png)
There’s been broad support from within the agency and wider property sectors for Labour’s proposal to build on selected parts of...
22 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![Guarded support for Labour's 'grey belt' plans](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20features%20-%20guarded%20support%20for%20Labours%20grey%20belt%20by%20EAT%20Team.png)
Keir Starmer set out Labour’s policy for housebuilding this week and targeted ‘ugly’ parts of the Green Belt. It will be a...
20 April 2024
From: Features
![Propertymark proposes ‘infrastructure-first’ approach to housing supply](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/PropertyNews2-400x310.png)
Propertymark has urged the UK Government to consider other ways of boosting the supply of homes for purchase. The Government has two...
09 April 2024
From: Breaking News
![The NPPF, 'Beauty' and 'Gentle Density'](/upload/images/5%20--%20Proofed%20--%20The%20density%20debate%20-%20The%20NPPF%20Grant%20Leggett%20feature%20v2.jpg)
Both 'beauty' and ‘gentle density’ are central themes of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).. The notes which accompany the NPPF state...
23 March 2024
From: Features
![PropTech Today - Technology can enhance the performance of the rental market](/upload/images/PropTech%20.jpg)
Renting a flat or house in the UK has never been more difficult. The market is tight, supply is limited and...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![The need to fill the void in the aftermath of Help to Buy](/upload/images/4%20The%20need%20to%20fill%20the%20void%20-%20weekend%20features.jpg)
As the Budget approaches and the housing crisis intensifies, it is important to consider what the Chancellor could – and should...
02 March 2024
From: Features
![How orchestration creates the digital backbone of the property market](/upload/images/360x280%20-%20%20Orchestration%20layer.png)
The emergence of the Digital property market represents the most profound shift for the industry itself since the advent of the...
31 January 2024
From: Features
![The Unrealised Potential of Shared Ownership](/upload/images/4%20--%20Proofed%20--%20Weekend%20feature%20-%20The%20need%20for%20more%20shared%20ownership%20by%20Adrian%20Plant.jpg)
In the current challenging market, housebuilders are increasingly looking for novel and engaging means of marketing to achieve the necessary supply/demand...
13 January 2024
From: Features
![Troubled town halls face even tougher times](/upload/images/3%20---%20Proofed%20by%20Peter%20---%20Weekend%20feature%20Troubled%20town%20halls%20face%20even%20tougher%20times%20by%20Mark%20Edgerley.jpg)
The news in September that Birmingham City Council (‘Europe’s largest local authority’) had been forced to issue a Section 114 notice...
06 January 2024
From: Features
![CTS restores systems following cyber incident](/upload/images/shutterstock_2268386621.jpg)
Legal infrastructure provider CTS has managed to restore its services after a cyber-attack halted its conveyancing tools and delayed transactions at...
03 January 2024
From: Breaking News
![Government publishes new housing policy but will it get Britain building?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Developments/Construction-400x310.png)
The Government has published long-awaited reforms to its National Planning Policy Framework, confirming that local housebuilding targets will be advisory rather...
20 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Michael Gove's Long-term plan for housing](/upload/images/2%20Michael%20Gove%E2%80%99s%20Long-term%20plan%20for%20housing%20by%20Sarah%20Cox.jpg)
In July the Government committed to ‘a new era of regeneration, inner-city densification and housing delivery across England, with transformational plans...
16 December 2023
From: Features
![CTS in final phase of tackling cyber incident](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
Legal infrastructure provider CTS has said it is on the last phase of tackling a cyber-attack. CTS said last week that it...
01 December 2023
From: Breaking News
![Agents urged to check PI cover amid rise in cyberattacks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropTech2-400x310.png)
The Guild of Property Professionals is urging estate agents across the UK to be on high alert as cyberattacks targeting the...
29 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Conveyancers urged to check client files for cyber-attack risks](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/Software-400x310.png)
The Council for Licensed Conveyancers (CLC) has urged members to check their client files to see if they may have been...
27 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![Legal tech firm investigating cyberattack that could scupper sales](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropertyTechnology-1-400x310.jpg)
Legal sector infrastructure specialist CTS has said it is “urgently investigating” a cyberattack on its services that could impact property exchanges...
24 November 2023
From: Breaking News
![The Increasing Value of Natural Public Spaces in Urban Design](/upload/images/__thumbs/4%20shutterstock_2322971599.jpg/4%20shutterstock_2322971599__400x208.jpg)
Over a hundred years before the climate emergency became a global concern, it was recognised that, ‘He who plants a tree,...
28 October 2023
From: Features
![Labour leader vows to make home ownership a 'privilege for the many'](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/Buy-to-let-3-400x310.png)
Home ownership has become a “luxury for the few rather than a privilege for the many”, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer...
11 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Investing in Cyber Security: Reapit’s unyielding commitment to safeguarding data](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20Security%20360%C3%97280.png)
By Dawson Scott, CTO of Reapit. As the Chief Technology Officer of Reapit, I have always held the view that the privacy,...
19 August 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Upmarket agency unveils new southern licensee partnership](/upload/images/shutterstock_1917042683.jpg)
Two well-known Fine & Country licensees have partnered to boost their presence in the South West of England. Jonathan Handford and Sean...
09 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Government unveils latest planning overhaul to boost housing stock](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/1-HousePriceRising.png)
The Government has set out yet another attempt to meet it manifesto commitment to build 1m homes over this Parliament. Prime Minister...
25 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Estate agents need to know: How can digital ID tools help you with AML?](/upload/images/1%20Software-400x310.png)
Tackling economic crime is part of the day job for estate agents. But how can the latest digital ID tools help...
12 July 2023
From: Features
![Unlocking success: capabilities an ideal CRM toolbox should offer](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/RPT%20SC%203%20360x280.png)
CRMs can be superheroes for your business, but not all of them possess the necessary powers to save the day. As...
11 July 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Slowdown in housebuilding will lead to chronic lack of supply, warns RSM UK](/upload/images/3%20Builders-400x310.png)
The UK is heading for a further drop in housebuilding, according to the latest Purchasing Managers Index data by S&P and...
08 July 2023
From: Features
![Law Society: Climate risks must be highlighted to homebuyers](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/LegalAction-400x310.png)
Homebuyers should be warned about climate-related risks of a purchase, new Law Society guidance suggests. The legal membership body has issued guidance...
21 April 2023
From: Breaking News
![Plugging into the Future: Domestic Electric Vehicle Chargepoints](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/EAT%20Image%20(1).png)
This article is partially based on “Plugging in to the Future”, NHBC Foundation, NF90, used by kind permission. As part of the...
17 April 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Agenda-setting campaign exposes AML loopholes](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_AML-400x310.png)
SmartSearch, the UK’s leading provider of digital compliance, has published an agenda-setting whitepaper to highlight the anti-money laundering shortcomings and sanctions...
25 February 2023
From: Features
![The Energy Performance Certificate – is it here to stay?](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Sava/360x280px%20image.png)
The Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) is the direct result of European Legislation. They were introduced because of the Energy Performance of...
30 January 2023
From: Sponsored Content
![Government brings BIDEN to Levelling Up Bill](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/Parliament_UKPolitics-400x310.png)
Measures to deliver new homes, regenerate left-behind communities and clean up rivers have been added to the Government’s flagship Levelling Up...
18 November 2022
From: Breaking News
![Demystifying Distributed Ledger Technology – a network for the property market](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Coadjute/banner%20-%20360x280.png)
What’s the difference between Centralised Ledger Technology and Decentralised Ledger Technology? Repeat after me; centralised and decentralised ledgers and Distributed Ledger Technology...
04 November 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Conveyancing needs its digital enablement moment](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/PropTech/PropertyFind1-400x310.png)
Conveyancing is an integral part of the house buying and selling process. But it is a slow process, with the length...
26 October 2022
From: Features
![Q&A with HBSG's Maria Harris - are digital mortgages the future?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/MortgageApplyNow_400x310.png)
With reform of the home buying and selling process as crucial as it's ever been, and disrupters like Coadjute and PEXA...
22 October 2022
From: Features
![Introducing Agency Edition](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/ReapIT/reapit%20360x280px.png)
In the current challenging economic environment, agencies need to ensure more than ever that they’re getting the most out of every...
27 September 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Attention! Agency brand becomes armed forces-friendly employer](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyPeople-400x310.jpg)
Spicerhaart has opened its doors for ex-armed forces personnel and reservists to consider estate agency as a career. The agency brand has...
20 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![More housebuilding clarity needed in levelling up law, MPs warn](/upload/images/library/Housebuilders-400x310.jpg)
MPs have criticised the lack of detail in the government’s flagship Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill when it comes to housebuilding...
25 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Dear New Prime Minister - here's your housing to-do list](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/SunakvsTruss02_400x310.png)
We are only a fortnight away from having a new Prime Minister, following a contest in which housing has played a...
20 August 2022
From: Features
![A Day in The Life of a Regional Construction Director](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/dalemike400x310.jpg)
Last weekend, Nat Daniels' latest Property Natter column focused on the average day in the life of a conveyancer. In this feature,...
20 August 2022
From: Features
![New lender prepares to launch 30-year fixed rate mortgages](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Mortgage-image400x310.png)
A new lender is preparing to enter the mortgage market with long-dated fixed rate mortgages in a move seen by some...
19 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![New campaign launched in London to boost green investment in the capital](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/SadiqKhan-4-400x310.jpg)
A major new scheme worth half a million pounds is now underway in an effort to promote sustainable investment into housing,...
08 August 2022
From: Breaking News
![Opinion: how can the UK adapt and prepare for future heatwaves?](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Heatwave%20in%20London-400x310.png)
A few weeks ago, we saw widespread disruption due to record breaking 40°C heat in the UK. The extreme temperatures caused...
06 August 2022
From: Features
![Property firms failing to detect criminal 'ghosts'](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/FemaleInvestor3-400x310-min.jpeg)
Property firms are still failing to make basic anti-money laundering checks (AML), and some may even unwittingly be helping politically exposed...
26 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Why your agency needs a holistic digital transformation strategy](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Agent-Hands-400x310.jpg)
The digital transformation of the property industry is not a new chapter, but an ongoing journey in which the winners are...
18 June 2022
From: Features
![Homes with EV chargers will sell at a premium due to public shortage](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/ElectricCar-400x310.jpg)
Accessibility to charging facilities is becoming an increasingly important factor for home buyers in affluent neighbourhoods where electric vehicle adoption is...
14 June 2022
From: Breaking News
![Property world pays tribute to industry veteran Michael Brecker](/upload/images/Today%20Site%20Images/StanleyMichaelBrecker-400x310.png)
Stanley Michael Brecker, an iconic and revered figure on the London commercial property scene for more than 60 years has died...
27 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Should agents ditch work mobiles to reduce carbon emissions?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/SmartphoneUse-400x310.jpg)
A mobile phone may be a decent perk for agents and seen as essential for communicating while out on the road. But...
26 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agency groups announce major mortgage acquisitions](/upload/images/Logos/BelvoirGroup2022LogoNEW400x310.jpg)
The Belvoir Group has announced the acquisition of mortgage broker TIME. The agency franchise and financial services brand has acquired the entire issued...
24 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Industry Views - Michael Gove and His Dead Cat](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove-400x310.jpg)
In retrospect, it was perhaps inevitable that the infamous dead cat would come into the debate over government housing targets and...
21 May 2022
From: Features
![Queen’s Speech: How proposed laws may help or hinder estate agents](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/house%20of%20lords_jpg%20400%20x%20310.png)
The Queen’s Speech has unveiled proposed overhauls on planning, consumer and economic crime laws that could all have an effect on...
10 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Agents back licensing schemes in 'optimistic' industry survey](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/Survey-image400x310.png)
Agents remain positive about the prospects for their business and the property market despite talk of slowing house price growth and...
05 May 2022
From: Breaking News
![Unlocking £4.5bn of tenancy deposits is the key to the cost-of-living crisis](/upload/images/library/MortgageDepositImage-400x310.jpg)
Earlier this month, the government’s energy regulator Ofgem announced a record 54 percent increase to the energy bill price cap. Combined...
23 March 2022
From: Features
![Will The Lights Go On Again In Central London?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/london-property400x310.png)
Almost exactly a decade ago I wrote a blog on the back of a spate on mainstream news stories about prime...
05 March 2022
From: Features
![Estate Agents warned to ensure screening procedures are up to date as the Government toughens sanctions on Russia](/upload/images/adv-2021/sponsored-content/Smartsearch/Sanctions%20-%20EAT%20sponsored.jpg)
Estate agents and other property businesses need to ensure their customer screening processes are robust and up to date following extensive...
02 March 2022
From: Sponsored Content
![Agents back stamp duty incentives to drive energy efficiency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/StampDuty1-400x310.jpg)
Propertymark has backed a call for stamp duty incentives to be introduced to drive forward domestic energy efficiency. The trade body’s policy...
28 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![Cyber-security in 2022: what do agents need to know?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/OnlineAgents-1-400x310.jpg)
I’m sure most readers would agree with me that cyber-security is vitally important for almost any business, particularly those businesses like...
12 February 2022
From: Features
![Stamp duty rebates for buyers of homes with good EPCs - call](/upload/images/library/EnergyEfficientHome-400x310.png)
A stamp duty cut would provide a long-term to improve energy efficiency on homes, the Chancellor has been told by an...
31 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Interview with David Ruddock, Partner at Carter Jonas](/upload/images/Miscellaneous/Interview-Speaker-400x310.jpg)
Who are you and what does it say on your business card? David Ruddock – Partner and Head of Residential Sales Operations...
10 November 2021
From: 60 Second Interview
![Could tech be the answer to inflated timescales (and tempers)?](/upload/images/PropTech%20%26%20Online/PropTech-Innovation-400x310.jpg)
With soaring property prices, supply continuing to be outstripped by demand and overworked and overtired industry professionals; we’re seeing the sector...
23 October 2021
From: Features
![Connells tells Gove he “must do more” to build new homes](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/MichaelGove2-400x310.png)
A part of the Connells Group is telling the new Housing Secretary that he and his government “must do more” to...
18 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Very few buyers care about energy efficiency, new study shows](/upload/images/Energy%20and%20Green%20Homes/GreenEnvironment-400x310.png)
Despite increasing public debate and media spotlight on energy efficiency, the issue appears relatively unimportant to seven out of eight buyers according to...
15 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Revealed: what to consider before setting up your own agency](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/MillennialAgent-Tech-400x310.jpg)
Many agents working in the industry, whether for large corporates or smaller independents, might one day have ambitions to branch out...
09 October 2021
From: Features
![Supply Chain Crisis will push up house prices, warns consultancy](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/PropertyInvestment-400x310.jpg)
A leading business consultancy is warning that supply chain shortages as a result of Brexit and the pandemic will push up...
08 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will online agencies take over, or do we still need face-to-face contact?](/upload/images/library/Millennials-Handshake-400x310.jpg)
Like most industries, estate agency is changing. A general trend to a more hybrid model, accelerated by the pandemic has resulted...
06 October 2021
From: Features
![PM puts home ownership at heart of levelling-up agenda](/upload/images/library/BorisJohnson-4-400x310.jpg)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has given a ringing endorsement to home ownership as a central part of the government’s levelling up...
06 October 2021
From: Breaking News
![A Taxing Time: the property industry is set for increases](/upload/images/Politics%20(MPs%2C%20party%20logos%2C%20etc)/RishiSunak-400x310.jpg)
By the time I next write this column, we’ll be just days before the next Budget and Autumn Statement. So I’ll...
02 October 2021
From: Features
![Second homes and Airbnb-style short lets blamed in new affordability report](/upload/images/Logos/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
A government report suggests that house prices are rising at three times the national rate in some rural and coastal areas...
29 September 2021
From: Breaking News
![Rent Controls - It’s Back To The Future](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/RentalMarketImage-1-400x310.jpg)
Few political policies have such a ring of the past as rent controls - they were last seen in this country...
04 September 2021
From: Features
![Exclusive: ‘Realtor franchise’ scheme launched by long-standing agency](/img/default/eat.png)
An estate agency is celebrating its 21st anniversary by launching a new ‘realtor’ franchise model based on enhanced technology and personalised...
13 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Housing market’s Gold medal performance in ex-Olympic locations](/img/default/eat.png)
As the Tokyo Olympics draws to a close this weekend, the Nationwide Building Society has analysed long-term capital appreciation in locations regenerated...
05 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![People want new homes - but not just anywhere](/img/default/eat.png)
Almost 77 per cent of people think the government must build more homes - but if that means reclassifying Green Belt...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property Natter: how tech-led will estate agency be in 10 years?](/img/default/eat.png)
Around 18 months ago, just a few months before the pandemic hit, I did a Natter with the team at software...
19 June 2021
From: Features
![Agents - what do you think about improving housing supply?](/img/default/eat.png)
Agents’ views are being sought by Propertymark on how best to improve the housing supply in Northern Ireland. The province’s Department for...
25 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![What could the Planning Bill mean for the property market?](/img/default/eat.png)
The Planning Bill, which will introduce changes to the planning system in England, was announced last week in the Queen’s Speech....
22 May 2021
From: Features
![Estate agent case studies: ‘abandoning the corporate world for the new’](/img/default/eat.png)
Keller Williams now boasts 377 estate agency partners across the UK - agents that have set up and run their own...
01 May 2021
From: Features
![Major agency signs two year extension with Zoopla](/img/default/eat.png)
With increasing numbers of portals battling for membership and revenue, Zoopla has revealed that all Carter Jonas’ residential branches will list until...
08 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![How will electric cars change conveyancing and the housing market?](/img/default/eat.png)
Conveyancers should consider the provision of electric vehicle parking and charging in transactions according to a legal company. Law firm says that...
30 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Countrywide: Where did it all go wrong? A former insider gives his view...](/img/default/eat.png)
This week’s interviewee in the ‘In Conversation Today’ hotseat is a man better placed than most to shed some light on...
18 March 2021
From: Breaking News
![Property portals – how is the latest tech improving ROI for agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
When I joined Zoopla, I took the same approach that I always take whenever I enter a new sector: I was...
03 March 2021
From: Features
![Property Natter - are virtual viewings now absolutely integral for agents?](/img/default/eat.png)
Pre-pandemic, virtual and video viewings were a nice little add-on for some agents, but they were far from universally used and...
27 February 2021
From: Features
![Boomin blasts Rightmove as bleak, broken and bloated](/img/default/eat.png)
An open letter from Boomin chief executive Michael Bruce shows how fierce the competition is going to be in the portal field...